Conops ceriaeformis

Conops ceriaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Tribe: Conopini
Genus: Conops
Subgenus: Conops
Species: C. ceriaeformis
Binomial name
Conops ceriaeformis
Meigen, 1824
Synonyms
  • Conops vesicularis Harris, 1776

Conops ceriaeformis is a species of fly from the genus Conops in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bees and wasps.[1] The fly is scarce in the United Kingdom.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.
  2. ↑ Blunt, A.G. (April 2007). "Shropshire Invertebrates Group Annual Report". Shropshire Invertebrates Group. Retrieved 16 January 2010.